Solution Key: Arithmetic Sequence Worksheet July 26, 2025
Complete Solution Key: Arithmetic Sequence Worksheet
1. Find the 10th term of the sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, ...
a1 = 3, d = 3
an = a1 + (n − 1)d
a10 = 3 + (10 − 1) · 3 = 3 + 27 = 30
2. What is the common difference in the sequence: 15, 12, 9, 6, ...?
d = 12 − 15 = −3
3. What is the 1st term if the 5th term is 20 and d = 5?
a5 = a1 + 4d ⇒ 20 = a1 + 4(5) ⇒ 20 = a1 + 20 ⇒ a1 = 0
4. Find the 12th term of the sequence: 2, 5, 8, ...
a1 = 2, d = 3
a12 = 2 + (12 − 1)(3) = 2 + 33 = 35
5. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the sequence: 1, 4, 7, ...
a1 = 1, d = 3
n
Sn = [2a1 + (n − 1)d]
2
8
S8 = [2(1) + 7(3)] = 4(2 + 21) = 4(23) = 92
2
6. Which term in the sequence 10, 15, 20, 25, ... is equal to 100?
an = 10 + (n − 1) · 5 = 5n + 5 ⇒ 100 = 5n + 5 ⇒ n = 19
7. If the 1st term is 7 and the 20th term is 64, find d
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a20 = a1 + 19d = 64 ⇒ 7 + 19d = 64 ⇒ d = = 3
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8. The 3rd term is 12 and the 8th term is 32. Find d.
a3 = a1 + 2d = 12, a8 = a1 + 7d = 32
Subtract: (a1 + 7d) − (a1 + 2d) = 5d = 20 ⇒ d = 4
9. How many terms are in the sequence: 5, 8, 11, ..., 101?
an = 5 + (n − 1)(3) = 101 ⇒ 3(n − 1) = 96 ⇒ n = 33
10. Find the sum of the first 15 terms: 10, 14, 18, ...
a1 = 10, d = 4
15 15 15
S15 = [2(10) + (15 − 1)(4)] = (20 + 56) = (76) = 570
2 2 2
11. If the 6th term is 25 and the common difference is 4, find the 1st term.
a6 = a1 + 5d = 25 ⇒ a1 = 25 − 20 = 5
12. An arithmetic sequence has a1 = −2, d = 3. Find the 30th term.
a30 = −2 + (30 − 1)(3) = −2 + 87 = 85
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Solution Key: Arithmetic Sequence Worksheet July 26, 2025
13. Find the sum of all multiples of 5 from 5 to 100.
This is an arithmetic sequence: a1 = 5, d = 5, an = 100
100 = 5 + (n − 1)(5) ⇒ n = 20
20
S20 = (5 + 100) = 10 · 105 = 1050
2
14. The sum of the first n terms is 190, a1 = 10, an = 28. Find n.
n n
Sn = (a1 + an ) = 190 ⇒ (10 + 28) = 190 ⇒ 19n = 190 ⇒ n = 10
2 2
15. If a4 = 16 and a9 = 36, find the 20th term.
a4 = a1 + 3d = 16, a9 = a1 + 8d = 36
Subtract: 5d = 20 ⇒ d = 4 ⇒ a1 = 16 − 12 = 4
a20 = 4 + 19 · 4 = 4 + 76 = 80
16. If a2 = 5 and a11 = 50, find the sum of the first 15 terms.
a2 = a1 + d = 5, a11 = a1 + 10d = 50
From the first: a1 = 5 − d, plug into second:
(5 − d) + 10d = 50 ⇒ 5 + 9d = 50 ⇒ d = 5, a1 = 0
a15 = 0 + 14 · 5 = 70
15
S15 = (0 + 70) = 525
2
17. Sum of first n terms is 300, a1 = 4, d = 3. Find n.
n
Sn = (2a1 + (n − 1)d) = 300
2
n n
(8 + 3n − 3) = 300 ⇒ (3n + 5) = 300 ⇒ 3n2 + 5n − 600 = 0
2 2
Solving: n = 10
18. A person saves 50, 60, 70, ... for 24 weeks. How much will be saved?
a1 = 50, d = 10, n = 24
24
S24 = [2(50) + 23 · 10] = 12(100 + 230) = 12(330) = 3960
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19. Sum of three consecutive terms is 75, and the middle is 25. What are the terms?
Let terms be a − d, a, a + d. Since middle is 25, a = 25
Sum: (a − d) + a + (a + d) = 3a = 75 ⇒ a = 25 ⇒ 23, 25, 27
20. If the 5th term is 2 more than twice the 2nd term, and a1 = 3, find d.
a2 = a1 + d = 3 + d, a5 = a1 + 4d = 3 + 4d
Given: a5 = 2 + 2a2 = 2 + 2(3 + d) = 8 + 2d
Set equal: 3 + 4d = 8 + 2d ⇒ 2d = 5 ⇒ d = 2.5
